Kampong Ayer, often called the "Venice of the East," is a collection of stilt villages built over the Brunei River housing tens of thousands of residents. It has been continuously inhabited for well over a millennium, making it one of the largest and oldest water settlements in the world.
Record no. MRB-2026-006521
Kampong Ayer, One of the World's Largest Stilt Settlements
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